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Khoa Ha
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Beneficiary bid on foreclosure sale

Khoa Ha
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Garden Grove, CA
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Hi BP,

I recently went to a foreclosure sale and witnessed a beneficiary put a bid way above the starting price. I do not have a lot more information about this. Just wondering what could this possibly mean. Sorry for the vague question.

KH

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Percy N.
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Percy N.
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  • Philadelphia, PA
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@Khoa Hajust make sure you do a proper title search on the property and know what liens might exist.

In one instance, I actually won the auction (had done a preliminary title search) only to find out that the title was clouded by the previous owner and the current owner had liens from the IRS and was a little crazy and had tried to set fire to the property. Decided to pass on it and let the $12k deposit go.

Auctions are not for the faint hearted (not saying that you are), so go in eyes wide open.

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